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Seattle celebrates composting with 'big dig' for treasure<p>Food and yard waste make up more than a third of Seattle&rsquo;s waste stream. Much of that used to go into the trash, but now it&rsquo;s being composted.</p><p>Since 2009, the city has been providing weekly pick up of organic waste. Last year it dramatically increased the kinds of <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Yard_Waste_Collection/index.asp">things allowed in municipal compost bins</a>, to include meats and dairy products. Seattle residents composted 125,000 tons of food and yard waste last year. That represents a big shift over the past decade or so.</p><p>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:00:28 -0400http://www.kplu.org/post/seattle-celebrates-composting-big-dig-treasure
http://www.kplu.org/post/seattle-celebrates-composting-big-dig-treasure<p>Food and yard waste make up more than a third of Seattle&rsquo;s waste stream. Much of that used to go into the trash, but now it&rsquo;s being composted.</p><p>Since 2009, the city has been providing weekly pick up of organic waste. Last year it dramatically increased the kinds of <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Yard_Waste_Collection/index.asp">things allowed in municipal compost bins</a>, to include meats and dairy products. Seattle residents composted 125,000 tons of food and yard waste last year. That represents a big shift over the past decade or so.</p><p>67no

Food and yard waste make up more than a third of Seattle’s waste stream. Much of that used to go into the trash, but now it’s being composted.

Since 2009, the city has been providing weekly pick up of organic waste. Last year it dramatically increased the kinds of things allowed in municipal compost bins, to include meats and dairy products. Seattle residents composted 125,000 tons of food and yard waste last year. That represents a big shift over the past decade or so.